alt.hn

3/23/2026 at 12:11:01 PM

The ancient reason there are 60 minutes in an hour

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260320-the-ancient-reason-there-are-60-minutes-in-an-hour-and-60-seconds-in-a-minute

by ranit

3/23/2026 at 9:17:31 PM

60 is the smallest of the five numbers below 100 (the other being 72, 84, 90, 96) that have most divisors (12, to be exact).

by Koshkin

3/23/2026 at 12:14:49 PM

Interesting — I always just accepted that it’s 60 and never questioned it.

by hannyu